Is Math A Sport?

theodp writes "The close of the International Mathematical Olympiad prompts Slate to question if math is a sport, wondering if mathletes might someday compete in the Olympics alongside track stars and basketball players."

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Math is a sport, then!

[mothz]

Let X = Y. Then:
X*(X) = X*(Y)
X^2 - Y^2 = XY - Y^2
(X+Y)*(X-Y) = X*(X-Y)
(X+Y) = X
X + X = X
2*X = 1*X
2 = 1
2-1 = 1-1
1 = 0.
QED.

Re:Yes

[stoborrobots]

Actually, the International Biology Olympics are just over yesterday... And other sciences, like Informatics, Physics and Chemistry have them too...

While there are a lot of History olympiads there doesn't appear to be an international competition. And as for latin, there is a country which hosts a "National Greek and Latin Olympiad"

Infer from that what you will...